“Over. Over. Over. My show is over!” Tory continued to bang on the table, tears streaming down her face. The Jonas Brothers and the guys from Big Time Rush crowded her with tissues.

“Look. I’m sure I’ll get pregnant soon.” Miley spoke up, “And Lilly’s a cheerleader and Victoria has the hair and the voice for that one Broadway overkill. Ryan, with a little more…vocal practice…can take the gay guy and I’m sure Troy can tackle Mohawk and Chad can handle that other dude.” She crossed her arms, satisfied.

“What about that really hot Latino cheerleader? And those…Asians? Oh, oh, what about that dude in the wheelchair? Oh, and that big, beautiful, dark crooner?” Troy asked.

“I’m sure we have a wheelchair in the prop room” Sonny sighed. “Put a Jo-Bro in it. And who says I can’t be a hot Latino cheerleader?”

“They’re staring.” Sonny/ Mitchie whispered. “Look, High School Musical and Camp Rock were groundbreaking movies! And Big Time Rush, Victorious and Hannah Montana are holding their own! I mean, with my voice on Sonny With a Chance…”

“We have no chance. I can’t listen to another inspirational speech from you, Sonny!” Nick wailed.

“Look.” The pregnant girl stood in front of all of them, holding her stomach. “I’m Quinn. That’s Rachel, Finn, Puck, Santana, Brittney, Tina, Mike, Artie, Kurt and Mercedes. We’re the McKinley High Glee Club. We just want to be friends.” She held out her hands, a ditzy smile on her face.

“Let’s show them what we got” Rachel said smugly. “FINN! HIT THE MUSIC!” with that, she ripped off her reindeer sweater and plaid skirt, so she was in tight fitting clothes, along with the rest of the Glee Club.

“EW!” they all called out, the glee clubbers tossing slushies in her face.

“Hey, gay!” Kurt called out to Ryan, who turned with a hint of a smile. He strutted toward him.

“I like the pink pants. Though the print up top is a little overkill…”

“I’ll give you overkill!”

“You are so hot…” Troy tried to grab Santana’s hand when Gabriella poked her in the back. Sharpay and Brittney were holding a dance-off, while Artie showed off for the Jonas Brothers. Quinn and Miley were engaged in a conversation about being pregnant, while Rachel and Mercedes were trying to give Tory a lesson in being…good. Cat was giggling with Tina and Mike.

Red, blue and purple slushies began hitting the Nickelodeon and Disney kids, who screamed in high pitched, girl voices. Everyone broke out in song, angrily singing.

“Hey!” The entire Fame cast stood in front of the doors. “Guys, come on. You are all singers in high school! You all lead unrealistic lives! You have that in common! Now, come on and follow us…one two three…FAME! I’m gonna live forever!”

“I’m gonna learn how to fly!”

“Come on I feel it coming together!”

“PEOPLE WILL SEE ME AND DIE!”

With everyone’s perfect dancing and singing, it suddenly didn’t matter the show or the network, or the content. They were all just amazingly, unrealistic singers in high school.

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